Entering Text, Selecting, Editing & Deleting Text Test

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MS Word 2010 - Entering Text

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Editing Text and Deleting Text

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Entering, Selecting, Editing and Deleting Test

1) Study the screenshot above. The vertical line at the end of the yellow circled word indicates:

a) The paragraph is selected.
b) Your position in the document, this is where the next character you type will go.
c) You are at the end of the paragraph and cannot move the cursor further right.
d) None of the above options are true.

2) Study the selected sentence in the screenshot above. What is the QUICKEST way of selecting a sentence?

a) Use your mouse to left-click and drag through all the words and characters in a sentence.
b) Hold down the Ctrl key and use the right arrow on your keyboard to select all the words and characters in the sentence.
c) Triple click your left mouse button anywhere in the sentence to select the entire sentence.
d) Hold down the Ctrl key and click once anywhere in the sentence you wish to select.

3) Study the screenshot above. Which of the following best describes what will happen when you left click once with the cursor in this position?

a) The entire paragraph to the right of the cursor will be selected.
b) The entire sentence to the left of the cursor will be selected.
c) The entire line of text to the left of the cursor will be selected.
d) None of the above options are correct.

4) Which of the following is the shortcut key combination for selecting an entire document?

5) How do you insert characters that are located at the top of keys on your keyboard, for example the question mark symbol?

a) Hold down the Ctrl key whilst pressing the required key.
b) Hold down the Shift key whilst pressing the required key.
c) Hold down the key containing the character you require until the correct character appears.
d) Hold down the Spacebar whilst pressing the required key.

6) What happens when you double click on a word in a paragraph in Word?

a) Nothing happens.
b) The line the word is positioned in is selected.
c) The character that is double clicked is selected.
d) The word you double click is selected.

7) Study the selected sentences in the screenshot above. What is the method for selecting sentences that are not adjacent to each other?

a) Hold down the Ctrl key and use the arrows on the keyboard to select lines of text.
b) Hold down the left mouse button whilst selecting lines of text to select each line.
c) Hold down the Ctrl key and use the mouse to select each line of text.
d) It is not possible to select non-adjacent lines of text.

8) Which of the following is the quickest method for going back to edit a word you have just typed?

a) Use your mouse to move your cursor to the selection and edit the word using backspace.
b) Use the arrows on your keyboard to move backwards and edit the word.
c) Use your mouse to select the word and type a replacement word.
d) All of the above are correct.

9) Study the screenshot above. If you started typing, what would the last three words before the new line of text you type be?

a) The text you type will be inserted after the words: "the Home tab." at the end of the document.
b) The text you type will be inserted after the words: "of your document" at the end of the third paragraph.
c) The text you type will be inserted after the words: "current document look." at the end of the first paragraph.
d) None of the above options are correct.

10) If you are positioned at the beginning of a line of text, what will happen if you press Shift+End?

a) The line will be selected.
b) Your cursor will move to the end of the line.
c) Your cursor will move to the end of the document.
d) The entire paragraph will be selected.